Camerota Explained

Camerota
Official Name:Comune di Camerota
Coordinates:40.0333°N 37°W
Region:Campania
Province:Salerno (SA)
Frazioni:Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Mayor:Mario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area Total Km2:70.58
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7103
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonym:Camerotani
Elevation M:422
Saint:St. Vincent
Day:April 5
Postal Code:84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Area Code:0974

Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[2]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("Italian: [[frazioni]]"):[3] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.

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Notes and References

  1. Source: Istat 2011
  2. Info about the town of Camerota (municipal website)
  3. Camerota municipal website: Licusati, Lentiscosa, Marina di Camerota